Reviews by johanlefourbe

In 2014, after 9 long years, they finally came up with a sequel but, unfortunately, it seemed that nobody cared anymore and it was eventually a flop (or maybe it just stinks but I can’t judge since I haven't seen it yet). Anyway, when this first instalment came out, it had quite an impact and it became right away a cult-classic. At the time, I got pretty lucky as I managed to see it in the movie theater when it was released and I was seriously quite blown away by the damned thing. By now, I have seen most of the movies directed by Robert Rodriguez and, in my opinion, it is easily his best movie and I would go as far as saying that it is definitely one of the best comic book adaptations. Since then, I have actually bought the original Sin City comic books, those are great as well and I can tell you that this movie was a very faithful adaptation, probably the most faithful adaptation of a comic-book that you will ever see. Of course, the story was rather preposterous but, for once, it didn't bother me. To conclude, this flick just looks awesome and I loved the mood of the whole thing, I think it is a great achievement and it is definitely worth a look.

Even though Richard Linklater made the best movie released in 2014 (‘Boyhood’) and one of the best released in 2013 (‘Before Midnight’), somehow, I still have some mixed feelings about this director. Even so, I was quite eager to check this flick. Eventually, I thought this movie was really a typical example of why Linklater is an interesting director but not really a great one. First of all, I really liked this movie. Indeed, it was dealing with a really topical subject, I thought it was fairly well a done and the whole thing was just really interesting. Indeed, the movie made some very strong points about the fast food industry and I thought it seemed pretty realistic to me. The bottom line is that it made me think and wonder and that was its best asset. Still, the whole thing was not flawless though. Basically, there were just too many story lines and characters and the whole thing felt rather unfocused sometimes. The cameos felt also rather irritating and unnecessary (with the exception of Bruce Willis who was pretty good though). So, as often with Linklater, he came up here with a really awesome concept but the end-result was not exactly mind-blowing, I’m afraid. Still, in spite of its flaws, I thought it was a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Richard Linklater’s work.        

I actually already watched this movie but it was a while back and since I had it on DVD, I thought I might as well check it out again. Well, to be honest, I was at first slightly worried. Indeed, the beginning was seriously awkward and poorly paced. Basically, they tried to introduce all the major characters and explain their motivation all at once in a very short time but it was really weak. Fortunately, as soon as Bowen and Draco got properly acquainted, the whole thing went much more smoothly and the rest of the movie worked much better. Of course, it was still not really a masterpiece but I thought it was still pretty enjoyable. Indeed, even though Dennis Quaid seemed to be a rather odd choice to play a knight, he gave a competent performance and the special effects were actually pretty good too. Indeed, we have seen better since then but, 20 years later, I still think that Draco holds up pretty well visually speaking and I’m pretty sure it was one of the very first CGI character playing a lead, 5 years before Gollum showed up in the LOTR. Finally, the rest of the cast was also solid (David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Dina Meyer, Jason Isaacs, Julie Christie, Sean Connery) and the whole thing was simply quite entertaining. To conclude, in spite of its flaws, I thought it was a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.